International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Norihide Fukushima
MD, Director, Department of Transplant Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka,
Japan
Research Article
The Role Of Three-Month Program Of Rehabilitative Exercise After Heart Transplantation: The Effects Of The Recipients And Donors Risk Factors On The Exercise Capacity Early After Heart Transplantation
Author(s): Masanobu Yanase, Osamu Seguchi, Michio Nakanishi, Kazuya Yamamoto, Yuji Suzuki, Noriyuki Fukui, Hidetoshi Yanagi, Takuya Watanabe, Kensuke Kuroda, Yuto Kumai, Seiko Nakajima, Keijiro Iwasaki, Yuki Kimura, Hiroki Mochizuki, Yorihiko Matsumoto, Satsuki Fukushima, Tomoyuki Fujita, Junjiro Kobayashi and Norihide FukushimaMasanobu Yanase, Osamu Seguchi, Michio Nakanishi, Kazuya Yamamoto, Yuji Suzuki, Noriyuki Fukui, Hidetoshi Yanagi, Takuya Watanabe, Kensuke Kuroda, Yuto Kumai, Seiko Nakajima, Keijiro Iwasaki, Yuki Kimura, Hiroki Mochizuki, Yorihiko Matsumoto, Satsuki Fukushima, Tomoyuki Fujita, Junjiro Kobayashi and Norihide Fukushima
Introduction: Although previous studies have shown that the recipients exhibit improvements in exercise capacity and performance after heart transplantation (HTx), the recipients often have a lower exercise capacity than normal healthy age and gender-matched controls in the early period or long after HTx. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the effects of the recipient and donor risk factors on the patient’s exercise capacity early after HTx.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 50 HTx recipients transplanted from April 2010 to November 2016 at National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) in Japan. Patients’ medical records were reviewed retrospectively for clinical parameters, including demographics of the recipient, recipient nutritional risk factors, demographics of the his/her donor and othe.. View More»